near to Iwade, Kent, Great Britain

Taken from the muddy Swale foreshore while sheltering beneath the old Kingsferry lift-bridge. The falling rain may not be visible in this shot, but the rippled surface of the Swale tells the story.

The Crossing, opened in 2006, is the most recent bridge to connect Sheppey with the mainland. In all there have been four bridges, each of them spanning this same stretch of the Swale. The third - the Kingsferry lift-bridge - still stands, carrying a single-track railway, along with the road which used to be the A249, still used by local traffic.

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5th September 2013Over 130 vehicles were involved in a pile up on the Sheppey Bridge Crossing during thick fog. Many people were injured but there were no fatalities at the scene.It is the second largest pile up in the United Kingdom. The largest involving 160 vehicles on the M42 in 1997.